Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Baptistery Elevations and Sections |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Washington National Cathedral Collection |
Description |
Baptistry; drawing uses spelling Baptistery; plan and elevations; front elevation; note that all windows are the same; direct elevation of typical buttress; side elevation (with note to see sheet #9M of this series- Cathedral Old ID #6278); points out the wall of the Nave aisle; blueprint of 2016.2.1.7371; is to date (2019) acting as the Cathedral Cafe and is also referred to as the Herb Cottage and Old Bapitistery |
Context |
The Washington National Cathedral Construction Archive Collection consists of roughly 32,000 drawings by architects such as Ernest Flagg, Bodley & Vaughn, Frohman Robb & Little, Phillip Hubert Frohman, Trevilian Architects, and Sergretti Tepper. The Collection dates from 1896 to 2007 and includes drawings of the Saint Albans School for Boys, the National Cathedral School for Girls, Beauvoir Elementary School, the Cathedral College, the Cathedral Library, the Deanery, and Olmsted Woods. |
Catalog Number |
2016.2.1.7387 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of Washington National Cathedral Construction Archives Collection at the National Building Museum |
Site Name |
Baptistry |
Area / Region |
Washington, DC |
Building Information |
Drawing Type: Architectural Drawing Drawing Number: 16M |
Creator |
Henry Vaughan |
Year |
1/5/1917 |
Donor |
Washington National Cathedral |
Medium |
blueprint |
Scale |
3/16" = 1' |
Dimension |
39.75" x 33" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Search Terms |
Washington, DC Cathedral Church Baptistry Baptistery Herb Cottage elevation blueprint Vaughan 20th Century |